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DEC 16, 1903Thorp, WA

The High Cost of the Short Haul

Northern Pacific updates freight tariffs, sparking debate on the economics of farm-to-rail transport.

“It costs the farmer who has to haul his grain but five miles to the railroad 10 cents per cwt. for the wagon haul, while the railroad will transport the wheat 200 miles for the same amount.”
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AUG 7, 1894Thorp, WA

Two Men Confess to Burning a Northern Pacific Bridge Near Thorp

Charles Matson and John Goes plead guilty to arson on the railroad; John Green denies the charge as the court postpones sentencing.

“Charles Matson and John Goes ... pleaded guilty before Judge Hanford yesterday, and John Green ... pleaded not guilty.”
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